. The Street railway journal . WER STATION EXTENSION May i8, 1907.] STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 859 One turbine lead is controlled by a hydraulically-operatedvalve, the other by a hand-operated valve, both being oper-ated in the alley back of the boilers. The hand-operatedbattery stop valves are controlled from the turbine room byextension valve stems extending through the division wall. THE STEAM TURBINESOne accumulator and one set of accumulator pumps serveboth turbines, but with this exception each turbine is sup- The two cooling towers for the new plant are each 25 ft. indiameter and 36 ft. hi
. The Street railway journal . WER STATION EXTENSION May i8, 1907.] STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 859 One turbine lead is controlled by a hydraulically-operatedvalve, the other by a hand-operated valve, both being oper-ated in the alley back of the boilers. The hand-operatedbattery stop valves are controlled from the turbine room byextension valve stems extending through the division wall. THE STEAM TURBINESOne accumulator and one set of accumulator pumps serveboth turbines, but with this exception each turbine is sup- The two cooling towers for the new plant are each 25 ft. indiameter and 36 ft. high. The water which is sprayed intothem at the top by revolving arms is cooled as it fallsthrough the tower by an opposing current of air producedby fans which are belt-driven from 9^-in. x 9-in. Westing-house vertical engines located near the west wall of theturbine room. The piping of all three cooling towers,which includes one for the old plant, is interconnected sothat they may be operated either separately or in street Rj/^ Journal LONGITUDINAL SECTION THROUGH ENGINE ROOM LOOKING WEST, SHOWING STEAM, AUXILIARY AND EXHAUST PIPING Spiral Riveted PipeRelief Valve Relief Valvf
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